Stop Jailing Those Telling The Truth
UK Attorney General, Richard Hermer KC
Two more Just Stop Oil supporters just joined the 23 political prisoners already locked up for resisting new oil and gas, with some facing record sentences for nonviolent protest.
As floods cause misery across Europe, Phoebe and Anna face a combined 3 years and 11 months behind bars for throwing soup on the glass covering a painting and walking in the road for 20 minutes.
Hundreds more face similar charges — and prison sentences. Unless the legal system starts protecting us from the oil industry and stops imprisoning nonviolent, ordinary people, the injustice will be repeated. Again and again.
“What happened to free speech? They were trying to protect our planet. They are not violent. They are despairing.” – Baroness Jenny Jones.
We have to put this right. Sign the petition and demand an end to the imprisonment of peaceful protesters.
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UK Attorney General, Richard Hermer KC
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We are living in the age of failing politicians and murderous lobbyists. They are committing the most deadly crime of our age; oil kills, and we all know it.
But in the cells today are twenty eight, brave, caring people, guilty only of resisting the fossil fuel industry that will kill millions unless stopped. The shocking truth is that our legal systems have failed to protect society. While ordinary people face years in prison, the real criminals walk free.
We cannot sit by. We demand the immediate end to the imprisonment of brave, nonviolent political prisoners, jailed for telling the truth and acting in resistance to continued extraction and burning of oil, gas and coal.